autoplasty

autoplasty definition - medical

au·to·plas·ty (ôˈtō-plăsˌtē)

noun
Surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part using tissue taken from another part of the body.

Related Forms:

  • auˌto·plasˈtic adjective

Related Forms:

  • auˌto·plasˈti·cal·ly adverb

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